Carapdapan, Municipality of Salcedo, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalitySalcedo
Postal code6807
Population (2020)351
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.1262, 125.6146 (11° 8' North, 125° 37' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level5.9 meters (19.4 feet)

Carapdapan is a barangay in the municipality of Salcedo, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 351. This represented 1.59% of the total population of Salcedo.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Carapdapan in the 2015 Census was 389 broken down into 91 households or an average of 4.27 members per household.

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Number of households in Carapdapan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
187365.19
246504.92
232484.83
261554.75
321615.26
389914.27

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Carapdapan is 15 to 19, with 52 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 1 individual.

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Population of Carapdapan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1123.08%
1 to 4369.25%
5 to 9328.23%
10 to 14297.46%
15 to 195213.37%
20 to 244010.28%
25 to 29379.51%
30 to 34235.91%
35 to 39143.60%
40 to 44184.63%
45 to 49174.37%
50 to 54266.68%
55 to 59194.88%
60 to 64123.08%
65 to 6992.31%
70 to 7461.54%
75 to 7910.26%
80 and over61.54%
Total389100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 42.25
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.53
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 50.78
  • Median Age: 24.19

Historical population

The population of Carapdapan grew from 187 in 1990 to 351 in 2020, an increase of 164 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 2.14%, or a decrease of 38 people, from the previous population of 389 in 2015.

Population of Carapdapan (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
187
2465.27%
232-1.25%
2611.64%
3217.82%
3893.73%
351-2.14%

Location

Carapdapan is situated at approximately 11.1262, 125.6146, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 5.9 meters or 19.4 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Carapdapan shares a common border with the following barangay(s):

Notes

  1. Data on population, and households, are from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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